National Pharmacy Association

Pharmacists’ confidence rises but remains lower than before cuts, survey finds

Business confidence among pharmacists is returning, following the cuts to community pharmacy funding, but optimism remains below that seen in 2015.…

New NPA chair prompts long-standing board member to resign

A long-standing member of the National Pharmacy Association board has resigned in protest at the election of the organisation’s new chair.…

First female appointee to NPA board in four years

Independent community pharmacy contractor Reena Barai said she wants to be a ‘role model’ after becoming the first woman in four years to be appointed to the board of the National Pharmacy Association.…

PSNC publishes guide to the General Data Protection Regulation

Guidance for community pharmacists to comply with the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation has been published by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.…

The Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow Scheme: from the inside

With applications for the 2018 Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow Scheme closing on 9 April, pharmacists in the UK are encouraged to consider this unique opportunity to expand their professional skills…

From the shop floor to the glass ceiling

The significance of gender inequality in pharmacy and its potential impact on the careers of female pharmacists.…

NPA announces new chief executive

National Pharmacy Association has announced that new chief executive will be Mark Lyonette…

An open letter to Keith Ridge, chief pharmaceutical officer for England

On 17 December 2015, you wrote a letter to Sue Sharpe, chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), stating your position on community pharmacy in 2016/2017 and beyond. Most community pharmacists cannot recognise your ambition to put “community pharmacy at the h…

FMD guidance for community pharmacists

Guidance published to help community pharmacists implement the requirements of the European Union Falsified Medicines Directive…

Has the RPS washed its hands of community pharmacy?

In May 2015, I wrote to The Pharmaceutical Journal proposing that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) should hold a ‘Five Year Forward View’ conference to showcase how innovation in community pharmacy could deliver for the NHS. I pointed out that the Royal College of General Pra…